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... kind of crushing victory which he needed and which had seemed to be within his grasp . His army had not taken full advantage of its astonishingly lucky break on the second day , and , falling prey to the chronic failing of the victors ...
... kind of crushing victory which he needed and which had seemed to be within his grasp . His army had not taken full advantage of its astonishingly lucky break on the second day , and , falling prey to the chronic failing of the victors ...
Page 556
... kind of mission . Lincoln understood their real purpose clearly enough , but he still had to shoulder an unfair share of the blame for the breakdown of a so- called peace initiative which was in fact nothing of the kind . the The ...
... kind of mission . Lincoln understood their real purpose clearly enough , but he still had to shoulder an unfair share of the blame for the breakdown of a so- called peace initiative which was in fact nothing of the kind . the The ...
Page 560
... kind of military dictatorship . In early February , Davis at last surrendered to the pressure which he had long resisted , and accepted a measure creating the post of general - in - chief , although he realised that it was intended as a ...
... kind of military dictatorship . In early February , Davis at last surrendered to the pressure which he had long resisted , and accepted a measure creating the post of general - in - chief , although he realised that it was intended as a ...
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